Effect of Skin-to-Skin Care on the Day of Birth on Skin Colonization in Preterm Infants: A Pre- and Post-Implementation Study
No differences in skin colonization patterns were identified in the first week of life for preterm infants receiving early MSSC. Larger studies with longitudinal data are needed to further evaluate the impact of MSSC on skin colonization.
Authors
- Allison McGeer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5647-6137)
- Vibhuti S Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8685-2447)
- Poorva Deshpande (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7228-0118)
- Nosheen Akhtar
- Maura Mansur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0134-7471)
Institutions
- Mount Sinai Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Children
- Published
- 2024-12-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children11121506
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal skin health care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation